In message <[log in to unmask]> Dr Adrian Midgley GP Exeter wrote:
> Fraud is becoming institutionalised in our society through the actions of
> our current government.
> The most common fraud encountered in the NHS is probably the "Saturday
> morning" Med 3, all of which should be investigated.
Sadly, I must admit to some collusion here. I will (not) happily
write out a sick note for anyone who wants one.
While I accept the role of provider of medical evidence
(as an agent of the gov), I'm unhappy about deciding
whether or not someone is telling the truth.
Clearly, if they have had a fracture etc, it is easy.
If they have few/no signs yet complain of pain, who am
I to say there pain is not sufficient to preclude work?
> The abominable combination of low benefits, little effective help in
> getting _off_ benefits,
This *is* odd, isn't it? I would have thought that after 17 years
of Tory gov that there would be effective mechanisms for getting
people off the dole queues, but there are none.
> and a governmental attitude of blame for for people
> who are not permitted to have their avtivities dignified as work
hmmm, you're losing me a bit here (not hard)
> has bred
> an assumption that people on benefits must have other sources of income.
A correct assumption in a significant proportion, IMHO (and
experience), though not, perhaps, a majority.
> As this pervades society, the attitude toward rich and powerful people who
> prove more corrupt than usual naturally relaxes.
I'm lagging further behind now.
> However I stop short of suggesting that this is an overt reason for these
> policies, they simply come from a view of economics which is effectve in
> the context of a simple system - a household or an estate perhaps- but not
> appropriate to the full size real world.
(health) economics 101 this way :)
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